How to Pronounce Jair
Jah-EER
Jair is pronounced Jah-EER (ˈdʒeɪə): two syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: JAY-uhr.
What does Jair mean?
Jair means “Jairus, my light; who diffuses light”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Jair?
Jair is a name held by more than one man in Scripture. One was a son of Manasseh who took towns in Bashan and named them after himself, Havoth-jair (Numbers 32:41). Another was Jair the Gileadite, one of Israel's judges, who led the nation for twenty-two years and had thirty sons (Judges 10:3).
Also pronounced
JAY-uhr
Found in Scripture
Other names from Numbers
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